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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi
Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu.
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- 19685 January 1968
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 20072007 - 2019
public service Member, Rajya Sabha (Two terms)
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Read the source ↗ - 2007Aug. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2010-Aug. 2012
public service Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare
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Read the source ↗ - 2007Sept. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010
public service Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008-May 2009 & Jan. 2010-May 2014
public service Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008-May 2009
public service Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008-May 2009, Sept. 2009-May-2014 & Feb. 2015
public service Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009-May 2014
public service Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Oct. 2009-May 2014
public service Member, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
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Read the source ↗ - 2010Sept. 2010-June 2018
public service Member, Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Jan. 2012-Aug. 2012
public service Member, Sub-Committee-I on the Implementation of the Right to Education Act, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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Read the source ↗ - 2012Aug. 2012-May 2014
public service Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2014sept. 2014-May 2019
public service Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2015May 2015-July 2015
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One hundred and twenty second Amendment) Bill, 2014
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Read the source ↗ - 2016April 2016 onwards
public service Member, Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology
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Read the source ↗ - 2017April - July 2017
public service Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Constitution (One hundred and twenty third Amendment) Bill, 2017
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Read the source ↗ - 2017Aug. - Dec. 2017
public service Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
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Read the source ↗ - 2019May, 2019
elections Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 201925 June 2019 - 13 Oct. 2023
public service Member, House Committee
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Read the source ↗ - 201924 July 2019- 30 April 2024
public service Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Read the source ↗ - 201913 Sept. 2019 - 12 Sept. 2022
public service Chairperson, Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilisers
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Read the source ↗ - 201909 Oct. 2019 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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Read the source ↗ - 201921 Nov. 2019 onwards
public service Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202213 Sept. 2022 - 5 June 2024
public service Chairperson, Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
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Read the source ↗ - 202221 Dec. 2022 onwards
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill
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Read the source ↗ - 2024June 2024
elections Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 202414-Aug-2024 -
public service Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Read the source ↗ - 202426-Sep-2024 onwards
public service Chairperson of Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Read the source ↗ - 202504-Mar-2025 -
public service Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-12
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Parliamentary question: Non-Compliance of e-Commerce Platforms with Dark Patterns This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
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public service Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi’s date of birth as 5 January 1968. The birthplace is recorded as Chennai.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: Masters in Economics Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai. The professional background is listed as POLITICIAN.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is Sept. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010: Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development. A later recorded entry is 04-Mar-2025 -: Member, Committee on Government Assurances. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
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Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
- Karuvarai Vaasanai, Agathinai, Paarvaigal, Karukkum Marudhani, Sigarangalil Uraigirathu Kaalam (In Tamil) Source ↗
- Literary, artistic & scientific work
- Organised Tamil Folk art festivals `CHENNAI SANGAMAM` Thiruvizha, Namma Tharu Vizha (our Street Festival) showcasing Chennai`s long-last traditional art forms (The only festival of Tamil antiquity that belongs to people of all religions as well as to non-believers) Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- The harvest festival of Tamil antiquity, Pongal, re-discovering itself as urban thanksgiving, Chennai Sangamam had a successful fifth edition in January 2011 continues till date, scripted a dance drama called Silapathiganam, - The woman of substance; also interested in welfare of differently abled people and the transgenders Source ↗
- Special interests
- Interest in the welfare of Differently-abled and Transgenders. Supports sustainable development and protecting our environment. Source ↗
- Other information in biography
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Organised job fairs in various districts of Tamil Nadu which began as an experiment in June 2008 at Kariyapatti, a village in Virudhnagar District; by March 2010, Job Fairs held in rural areas in five districts, namely, Nagarcoil, Vellore, Udhagamandalam, Tiruchirappali and Virudhnagar; by February 2019, Job Fairs held in various districts, provided jobs to over one lakh thirty two thousand unemployed youth spread across Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu; October 2009 to October 2012,(i) Member, General Assembly of ICCR;(ii) Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, April 2016 onwards. Unanimously elected President of The Hindu office and National Press Employees Union in May 2024. This is her third consecutive term as a President of the Union.
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Terms, responsibilities & positions
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- 04-Mar-2025 -
Member, Committee on Government Assurances
Source ↗ - 26-Sep-2024 onwards
Chairperson of Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Source ↗ - 14-Aug-2024 -
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Source ↗ - June 2024
Elected to 18th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - 21 Dec. 2022 onwards
Member, Joint Committee on the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill
Source ↗ - 13 Sept. 2022 - 5 June 2024
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
Source ↗ - 21 Nov. 2019 onwards
Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - 09 Oct. 2019 onwards
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
Source ↗ - 13 Sept. 2019 - 12 Sept. 2022
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilisers
Source ↗ - 24 July 2019- 30 April 2024
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Source ↗ - 25 June 2019 - 13 Oct. 2023
Member, House Committee
Source ↗ - May, 2019
Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
Source ↗ - Aug. - Dec. 2017
Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Source ↗ - April - July 2017
Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Constitution (One hundred and twenty third Amendment) Bill, 2017
Source ↗ - April 2016 onwards
Member, Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology
Source ↗ - May 2015-July 2015
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Constitution (One hundred and twenty second Amendment) Bill, 2014
Source ↗ - sept. 2014-May 2019
Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
Source ↗ - Aug. 2012-May 2014
Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Jan. 2012-Aug. 2012
Member, Sub-Committee-I on the Implementation of the Right to Education Act, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - Sept. 2010-June 2018
Member, Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Oct. 2009-May 2014
Member, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
Source ↗ - Aug. 2009-May 2014
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - May 2008-May 2009 & Jan. 2010-May 2014
Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
Source ↗ - May 2008-May 2009
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Source ↗ - May 2008-May 2009, Sept. 2009-May-2014 & Feb. 2015
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
Source ↗ - Sept. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010
Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
Source ↗ - Aug. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2010-Aug. 2012
Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare
Source ↗ - 2007 - 2019
Member, Rajya Sabha (Two terms)
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2024 | 36 | 13 |
| 2025 | 51 | 21 |
| 2026 | 19 | 5 |
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-06-26 to 2026-07-30
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The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment)Bill, 2026(as Passed by Rajya Sabha)- passed
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026(under consideration)
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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Presentation of 15th and 16th reports of the Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Delimitation Bill, 2026?Contd.. - not passed
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18th Lok Sabha; member ID explicitly linked to the indexed proceeding
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Statutory Resolution regarding approval for amending Eighth Schedule of Finance Act, 2018-adopted
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Viksit Bharat Gurantee for Rojgar and Ajevika Mission (Gramin):VB-G RAM G Bill
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18th Lok Sabha · Records dated 2024-07-22 to 2026-08-12
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Non-Compliance of e-Commerce Platforms with Dark Patterns
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Anganwadi-cum-Creches in Bihar
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Exclusion of Certain Indicators in NFHS - 6
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Impact of West Asia Conflict on Kovilpatti Peanut Candy MSMEs
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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NCCR Studies on Microplastic Pollution
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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Shrimp Consignments Export
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18th Lok Sabha; member-specific question register
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- 26 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi NCT of Delhi 110001 Source ↗
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- No 14-I 1st Main Road, CIT Colony, Mylapore Chennai Tamil Nadu 600004 Source ↗
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Masters in Economics Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai.
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POLITICIAN.
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Sept. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010: Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi is listed as Lok Sabha MP for Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu.
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